Jade Navan Caitlin

During this class we looked into surfaces, deformers, particles and textures. My outcome is based on twisted geometry: I wasn't completely happy with the outcome of  this workshop as at the end it looks as if the balls have gotten stuck. and don't move in the way I wanted them too. Workshop 2 - geometric from Jade Holmes on Vimeo .

For our first workshop we had to create a Zine from the notes we made during the talk from the start of the lesson. The slide show gave us information on what Self Publishing is, the pros and cons, as well as how it has evolved over time. We were asks to expand in the context and iterate our ideas, the structure of the zine needed to be content specific From here we had to work in teams and take elements from our own work merging it with others to produce another piece. 

In this workshop we were to explore geometry in relevance to AfterEffects. I chose to use a pink and white colour scheme to begin with but in my second attempt I used a simple black and white, which I believe looks more effective. I learnt the following techniques in the workshop: transitions such as Venetian blinds and how to distort objects. The wiggler was very simple to use once I got the hang of it.  First Attempt - Exploring Geometry from Jade Holmes on Vimeo . Workshop 1 - Second Attempt from Jade Holmes on Vimeo .

Today's lesson was the first time that I have ever played around with Cinema4D so it was all completely new. I learnt the basics of how to use the lights and cameras. I first created a logo using my initials but the file corrupted so was not able to render.  My second attempt I used some of my work from the 'Speculatry Futures'. On my timeline of women rights I created a diamond ring in illustrator, I then imported this file into C4d. My next step was to work out how to extrude the object. Adding a background and floor means that the ring will look like its in a space when rendering it out. I added a camera onto my composition to film the ring 360 degrees. Lighting was next on the list to do to ensure my object was visable. Before rendering I checked all the settings to make sure my final piece would look correct. Once happy I rendered out and added the clip onto my Vimeo account.  Workshop 1- dimond ring from Jade Holmes on Vimeo .

I decided I wanted to retry the character animation, I decided to create a cut little dinosaur and make him walk and talk. Looking on the Free music archive I found a song called Dinosaur which I have got my character to speak and then dance to the song. Character Edit Improved. from Jade Holmes on Vimeo .

For this workshop we had to create our manifesto based on the work we did in a Monday Lecture. The point below are what it based it on. Passion  - key ingredients to being productive  If i do not find something interesting, or stimulating I struggle to work efficiently so therefore I will find and angle to work from every project which interests me.  Changing Perceptions  - Making the audience think  The only way to become successful in what I do is to make my audience want to decode my work and find meaning. This way it will be memorable.  Influence  - Historical, Culture and Social influence will help me inform my work.  By researching I will be able to determine if my theories and ideas will work or if they have been done before.  Re-evaluate - Aiming higher  I can always do something to improve my work and are it more appealing for its desired audience. Typography -  Always consider my typeface...

I was not able to upload the working interactive PDF due to it not being compatible with blogger, but i do have the screenshot above. In the interactive PDF which i created on InDesign I have managed to have a video play on the large yellow square. The other four buttons where for, stop, play, pause and rewind. This workshop was very helpful because it gave me the skills to be able to add into my production and research document PDF.